Buzz Bissinger should have been excited when Starbucks selected his Byliner e-single, “After Friday Night Lights,” as its free “pick of the week.” But then Amazon responded. Turns out being a Starbucks Pick of the Week is a mixed blessing for authors and publishers. Read More »
In a possible sign of trouble for the booming mobile payment industry, a semiconductor firm filed patent lawsuits against Starbucks (NSDQ: S… Read More »
Starbucks’ first e-book choice for its expanded pick-of-the-week program is The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) vis… Read More »
Do mobile operators have what it takes to be a killer force in the mobile advertising industry? Telefonica’s UK mobile operator O2 has recen… Read More »
Usually my e-mail from Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) is about the new reserve coffee or some other promo about the company’s products. But the mess… Read More »
Mobile Lowdown 8-18-11: Microsoft vs. Motorola; iPad; Symbian Anna
By Ingrid Lunden
Aug. 18, 2011, 12:54pm
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A look at some of the top stories in mobile today: » Motorola/Microsoft: Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility gets a setback in a paten… Read More »
Hollywood upstart TheWrap.com is getting a leading role with Reuters (NYSE: TRI). The wire service and the startup founded by Sharon Waxman… Read More »
Technically, Bookish doesn’t have any revenue stream yet. The joint venture of Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA), and Simon & Schuste… Read More »
Three major publishers are behind the latest effort to boost print and digital book reading. Bookish, backed by Hachette Book Group, Penguin… Read More »
The Android Apps That Are Sparking Legal Battles
By Joe Mullin
Mar. 8, 2011, 10:50pm
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Google’s Android Marketplace, now home to more than 100,000 mobile apps, has fast become the top competitor to Apple’s App Store. But unlike… Read More »
Five days after Groupon’s Super Bowl ad debacle, the daily deals said it has heard enough and has pulledthe remaining ads. Read More »
Facebook today took one more step in its ownership of the mobile space: today it expanded its Facebook Deals service into five markets in Eu… Read More »
More Must Reads
By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 26, 2011, 6:06pm
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A great boost for wireless data here in the UK: mobile operator O2 has announced that it will be investing £10 milion ($16 million) in a Wi… Read More »
By Ingrid Lunden
Jan. 19, 2011, 8:11pm
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– Starbucks: Did the mobile money industry just get a caffeine jolt? The coffee chain Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) is today debuting a feature in… Read More »
SnagFilms, founded in 2008 by Ted Leonsis, has raised its first major outside capital: a $10 million round led by New Enterprise Associates… Read More »
Lots of about next-generation payment platforms today, and it’s only beginning to ramp up. Most of the news surrounded PayPal’s developer co… Read More »
In early 2006, Howard Schultz talked about the power of having a massive collection of Wi-Fi hotspots, declaring “Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) is… Read More »
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